My name is Brian Fauble and I am the project manager for the grant agreement with ChargePoint where they are installing DC fast chargers at 51 sites on along California corridors.
The site you mentioned in you email below, Robbers Roost at 49901 Hwy 14, Inyokern, is no longer being pursued and an alternative site is being utilized. The Robbers Roost site did not have adequate existing power to accommodate the planned chargers and the cost would have been too high to get the necessary power to the site.
The new site ChargePoint is utilizing is the Brady’s Mini Mart / Mobil Gas Station just north of where Hwy-14 and SR-395 connect. This new site is currently planned to be complete in July, but could possibly be delayed with the impact of COVID-19.
You are correct about the EV Connect site at the airport is in addition to the ChargePoint sites. EV Connect is also installing chargers from Mojave, Lancaster and Palmdale. ChargePoint will also install chargers in this region at sites in Mojave, Tehachapi, Barstow, and Victorville. They had a site planned at Kramer Junction, but experienced the same issue as Robbers Roost where the site does not have adequate power for the DCFCs. We also heard from ChargePoint and SCE that the substation in Boron is at max capacity and needs to be expanded before large new services can be added.
We agree and are also excited to see the Caltrans sites become operational as well as the Electrify America sites along the 14 and 395. We feel that the progress made by all three organizations will provide multiple options to drivers and provide range confidence between DCFC sites.
If you have any additional questions please feel free to reach out to me.